, 1887-06-09
CATS on Tie EG'CGE.
Reporters story Of Feline 1Ii=,..-
tious.

Reporters story Of Feline 1ii:r..-
iious.
Special Corra-l l,fsd-are.
EEw yoaR. 2Iay.-
It Is ostimatpd-hut estimates are NOT IL
ways worthy-that something. IlL.. lp pa.r-
cent. oi the population Of Eaw Ear. and
Brooklyn moves ON OF about she 1T Of GTay.
There are certain aspects OF this annual he
gira that have never attracted attention 1t
has for long time been known 10 observer.
Of the domestic cat that fol- Slot ti..4. AFTER,
the thstof every month there Is Il marlrI
increase in the number Of predatory cat, in
the metropolitan precincts. It Is wei under
stood I.y tie Society for th. Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals that this Is dine 10 the
houiiHg Instinct ol TIE cat.
Reporters are good ami vir1u.g-. U.- to
say tvi,a.uI but lne- cannot all OF them
strirgiy observe the oh time rule about uir..
to bed The properly constituted reporter,
however, at least until the grinding years
hayr totally eliminated all athletic. propen-i-
tie. likes Ia steady his nerves after his If-It
work ~ wal. ii the fresh air before turn
in In. To That cnJ TIN present writer. fra-
GEyutiy t.GH'lS across tie bridge some time
between - ocIorS, IIidai-l.- and 3 in the
morning. during t.y-s Aa,,;S The f1ut way
OF thn bridge j. "eiI nigh G.-..--T. save. r5I.
the Iaiir,II on dHty. uuJ ui.. -.l- t.s.. e., .i5.
lights every moving Thing i- distinctly Wis
i5i.
II was "u a night eaIIy in Nay that the in
ci"eHi@ occurred v!3lch are about 10 be re-
counted
Tie station masters clock ON The Eaw
y ar, Side marked I2::J q IN. and the moon.
tur"rguarttr- full, was stiii high in the west.
What with this and electric ii.ht~ lie rr,.I-
why's and platforms were brightly iHmi-
mated AS the reporter sscpped ont from
under the Passenger house he was aware of
one or two silent forms fitting past him
under the shadow Of the side walls. TEa,,.
forms We're cats But cats are everywhere.
aud the newspaper man thought nothing of
II. When. however, he reached the o1..n
i"atWalk he was surprised To see more dark
'!tieriN scattered at irregular intervals allt.-
tie gentle incline that led TO the ffs-r
hight ui steps These objects seemed
i"" the most part 10 prefer the side
%! Tie t"atway as close to the railway
'7 possible, but they made eTr,ti. excursions
- ".d fro IN the moonlight as tie PASSING
cable tsaiuS frightened them from one
, s.I- {" TIE nthei, I"e reporter IS q strictly
/ temperate man, hut IA admits that hc was n
. tt1.i, disturbed VIXEN, after rubin" his eyes
~liti "iHaIHg few times, his vision still rem
resented the bridge rs pcoucI with silent.
earnest eats, powerful eats cat, that v,.uII
not turn back for any trivial nirlnight way
i2reT Ike himself, but ever pressed on toward
tine New ori side Of the r, =.
i..-.'i"S 10 watch an uuU uuily Iarg, Tom
Winch, win tail erect and eyes of green fire.
!Ii''i Just passed, the reporter Was somewhat
appalled, at finding he was followed by quite
4 hitle Iack-if that hc the pronci. term foI.
EI!,iI .f.rrfa.-.s T,,r,-,F Ill.
turned toward brooklyn. Hehad uauffcsrly
acted as sort OF leader to the eastward
bound procession. Stepping considerably to
ole side, the pilgrim stood WotiouIa-s. The
/ ilS rom looked neither II the right non. left.
though one or two light minded tab
bIes made aud.hiy admiriug remarks.
bat proceeded with dignity On lis uav.
I After a III meEt'> pause the pack" Hurried
I past with Iat;cr of yeIycty feet and Tn,
/ long, struggling procession went on and was
! soon lost between the perspective Of electric
| lights.
At the pier was the policeman on durv.
leaning against the railing. lie was an old
acquaintance. The reporter entered into con-
veT-atinn, and after q few gaUerali.ies re-
marked III casual way that IL seemed to be
Il good night for cats.
"NeS, was the reply, I've been here ever
since the bridge was opened, AMI never saw
50 many. The moon makes biz difference.
When she 'IUils about the ~ OF 81 of IIay il
/ sends cm home in shoals
"Iow's tha;.'
"We!l, You see they don't seem to get their
/ bearings Of a dark night, or maybe they don't
I show uP 50 plain
Docs Ills happen every moenI,g tuight2-
''Hlc~j You, uc-oMly just after IL. Nay
moving. You see most every family HAT
/ along. and If the moon fulIs within "a ,Ia,- or
/ two afterwards Sue gets her bearings and
lights out for the old home. Cuts is mighty
queer, and if they can Get their bearings
away they GO
/ And yen think all these eats are lounI
/ for the places they came from
''Of course Why last year 7 moved from
+ SiXty-third street in New York to Il place in
Brooklyn, and Iuy old woman Size must have
/ the cat go too. ! t3Id HOY il Nas no good
/ taking her, Int you know how woman +.
4 Wei, three nights after / was ON daily. and
. VINO should come along but our old Jabaud nar.
Young kitten, Wed left her one out of i!,r
litter l spoke to her, but TWAIN no good.
She just lit ont Ike she'd never s,ar ula be
fore, and next day l went up 10 Sixty. third
street, and there she was, sure cuoH-Il, kitten
and all, settled down with the family tlat had
moved into oar oil quarters"
Is 10 ne trying 10 stop en-. One year
tie superintendent give orders tohaaI 'un of
at the entrances, bat tLey just elari.t~t:ugly
. blocked tue streets and rDCs:rI ar,uud IN
corners GIj alleys for a day os tva. some
how or another they slipped across. and. |
make no doubt most Of ',u turned up in
good time whore Ihy belonged. Oh. ! tell
You, cats Is queer critters.
4 had 10 laugh over toward the Brooklyn